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Life
11 tried and tested ways to tackle Seasonal Affective Disorder
Feeling low now that the nights are drawing in? You could be dealing with Seasonal Affective Disorder.
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- Sarah Biddlecombe
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Long Reads
How running every day has made me happier (and why it can for you, too)
Bella Mackie turned to running after a marriage breakdown and a mental health crisis. She hasn’t looked back since.
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- Bella Mackie
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Lucy Mangan
Lucy Mangan: “Why I’ve decided to come off antidepressants after 4 years”
Columnist Lucy Mangan thinks it’s time to try and do it without pills, and be herself without ingested support.
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- Lucy Mangan
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Life
The difference between seasonal affective disorder and depression, explained
It’s not just to do with the time of year.
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- Lauren Geall
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- Helen Russell
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The Scandinavian guide to surviving the dark days of winter
The days are short and dark, but it’s not all bad news.
People
Jessie J’s self-care advice is a vital read for anyone nursing a broken heart
“Walk away from people or situations that trigger parts of you that are unhealthy,” advises Jessie J.
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- Kayleigh Dray
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Life
How to talk about your mental health with friends and family this Christmas
Two experts share their tips for starting this important conversation.
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- Lauren Geall
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Life
“Why it’s time to reject the idea of a ‘perfect Christmas’”
There’s enough pressure and stress at this time of year without the need to have the “perfect Christmas,” argues Stylist’s Lauren Geall.
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- Lauren Geall
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People
Scarlett Curtis explains why depression shouldn’t be minimised as an invisible illness
"My whole body is grieving and screaming and suffering."
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- Megan Murray
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Life
People are summing up their mental health in 3 words, and the results are so relatable
“Faking it beautifully.”
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- Jessica Rapana
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People
Holiday blues? Everything you need to know about situational depression
Yes, it’s OK to be sad at Christmas.
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- Megan Murray
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- Lauren Geall
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4 ways to manage low mood during the festive season
Mental health conditions don’t just go away because it’s Christmas – here are 4 ways to deal with low mood when there’s so much pressure to be happy.
Life
This is the real impact sexism has on our mental health
New research has revealed a clear link between sexism and clinical depression.
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- Lauren Geall
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Kindfulness
Matt Haig shares his tried-and-tested advice for boosting your mental wellbeing
“Your mental health is like a garden – you have to keep tending to it."
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- Matt Haig
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Life
SAD: how exercise can ease symptoms of Seasonal Affective Disorder
According to new research, working out for this long could help reduce your seasonal affective disorder.
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- Hannah-Rose Yee
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Beauty
Spiritually Curious: does reiki actually work?
In the first of a new column, Stylist’s Ava Welsing-Kitcher investigates whether reiki can really make her feel less stressed.
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- Ava Welsing-Kitcher
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Life
“I lost my job due to my mental health – and I’m far from the only one”
These are your rights when it comes to mental health in the workplace.
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- Rebecca Hastings
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Long Reads
“How a therapist helped me through my mother’s suicide”
“When I turned 30, a decade of stoppering my grief caught up with me.”
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- Mary-Jane Wiltsher
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- Alice Purkiss
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Every mind matters: small steps to help look after your mental health
122,000 people are waiting more than 8 weeks for mental health support from the NHS.
Careers
How working longer hours could put you at higher risk of developing depression
Plus a perturbing theory about why men just aren’t affected in the same way.
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- Moya Crockett
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